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Downtown Development Authority Tigers Ticket Donation Program Committee Meeting Tuesday, March 8, 2019 – 1:00 P.M DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TIGERS TICKET DONATION PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEETING TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2019 – 1:00 P.M. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Ehrlich Crain Melvin Hollowell Richard Hosey Steve Ogden,Chair COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: Sonya Delley OTHERS PRESENT: Angela Baldwin (The Miller Law Firm) Jordan Field (Detroit Tigers) Gay Hilger (DEGC/DDA) Malinda Jensen (DEGC/DDA) Paul Kako (DEGC/DDA) John Lauve (Self) Elaine Lewis (Detroit Tigers) Glen Long, Jr. (DEGC/DDA) Mike McLaughlin (IHI) Rebecca Navin (DEGC/DDA) MINUTES OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TIGERS TICKET DONATION PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEETING WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2019 DETROIT ECONOMIC GROWTH CORPORATION 500 GRISWOLD STREET, SUITE 2200 – 1:00 P.M. GENERAL Call to Order Noting that a quorum was present, Mr. Ogden called the meeting of the Downtown Development Authority Tigers Ticket Donation Program Committee to order at 1:05 p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Ogden called for a motion to approve the minutes of the August 22, 2017 Committee meetng. On a motion by Mr. Hollowell, seconded by Mr. Crain, the minutes of the August 22, 2017 Committee meeting were unanimously approved. PROJECTS Detroit Tigers Ticket Donation Program Review of 2018 Mid-Season Report Ms. Jensen advised that the Detroit Tigers Mid-Season Activity Report was included with the Committee material for review. This report has been reformatted to highlight the following: • Ticket distribution by geography instead of by highest number of tickets requested • Letter sent by Tigers to Detroit churches dated May 15, 2018 • Master List of Churches in Detroit as of May 22, 2018 created by Tigers To date, Detroit Tigers have distributed/committed 33,900 tickets to schools and organizations so that children can attend Major League baseball games. Of which, approximately 35% have been donated to Detroit based organizations and approximately 56% have been donated to Wayne County schools and organizations. Also, an estimated 52% of the organizations that have requested tickets thus far this season represent organizations in the city of Detroit and Wayne County. The mid-season activity report demonstrates an increase in the number and type of organizations and schools that would be representative of deserving Tiger fans who could not otherwise afford to see the Tigers Play at Comerica Park. The next Tiger Tickets Donation Committee will be scheduled in October/November 2018 to review the final ticket distribution information and will recommend program changes at the time if necessary. Ms. Jensen asked Board members to hold their questions until after she reviews the Tigers final report, as that would be a better use of time. Detroit Tigers Ticket Donation Program Review of 2018 Final Report The mid-season activity report issued in June 2018 demonstrated an increase in the number and type of organizations and schools that would be representative of deserving Tiger fans who could not otherwise afford to see the Tigers Play at Comerica Park with an estimated 52% of the requested tickets representing schools and organizations in the city of Detroit and Wayne County. As demonstrated in the final report, this upward trend continued with an estimated 38% of the 50,000 tickets being distributed to organizations representing the city of Detroit and 19% of the tickets being distributed to organizations in Wayne County (not including city of Detroit). Highlighted features of the 2018 Ticket Donation Program include: • Ticket donation requirements and application process is easily accessible at Tigers.com and DetroitTigersFoundation.com; • Special outreach and coordination with DPS administration and Detroit faith-based organizations in May 2018 • Each application is reviewed, vetted and approved based on published program guidelines with a focus on organizations that serve children in low to moderate income families in the greater Detroit community. • Donated tickets are tracked for utilization and monitored for re-sale (which is not permitted) The Tigers have provided a summary record of the 2018 season ticket distribution identifying the requesting organizations and quantity of tickets 50 and above. Ms. Jensen also stated that she had gone on the Tigers website to look at the application for ticket donation and they have modified the general narrative or overview to focus on donations to “charitable organizations that serve children who wish to organize a group outing for deserving Tiger fans who could not otherwise afford to see the Tigers play at Comerica Park, with a focus on the greater Detroit community.” Ms. Jensen advised that we have representatives present from the Tigers organization to answer any questions. Mr. Ogden asked the Tigers representatives to come up to the table and introduce themselves. Ms. Elaine Lewis stated she is with the Detroit Tigers and she oversees the Foundation Community and Public Affairs. This is her 21st season and was with the Tigers when this program was started at the time they moved from Tiger Stadium to Comerica Park. Mr. Jordan Field stated that he is both Director of Player Relations for the Tigers and Director of Community Relations for the Foundation. He has been with the club for 17 years. Discussion Regarding 2019 Season Mr. Field stated that if you go to your smartphone and Google Detroit Tigers ticket donations, the first thing that pops up is the page for donations. The 2019 ticket donation application has evolved over the years, including the modification last year to add, specifically, “children in low to moderate income families in the greater Detroit community.” Mr. Field shared some additional measurements from the 2018 season: • Last season, tickets were donated for all 181 games, including opening day. • Of the tickets that were donated, the total value of the program was over $1.6 million, which makes the average ticket value over $32, the equivalent of an upper box infield seat. • It had been uncommon for the Tigers to donate tickets for opening day, but it was done last year, and the tickets went to charitable organizations serving children in Detroit. • The organizations that received the highest number of tickets, which were included in report provided, were DPS, Detroit PAL and the Catholic schools in Detroit. • Church outreach was very successful. Mr. Ogden requested that Mr. Field provide the Committee with an executive summary or final report of the statistics that were just verbally presented. Mr. Field stated that he would be happy to provide that information. Mr. Field advised that for the 2019 season, they have offered DPS 10,000 tickets for games that will work best for them (day games during the school year). When they met with the DPS Superintendent, he assigned Alecia Merriweather, Deputy Superintendent, to work directly with the Tigers to consolidate all requests from DPS and to arrange for transportation for the outings. We’ve agreed that 10,000 tickets would be a great starting point for the school district and are working with them to ensure they have submitted the proper paperwork according to the guidelines.\ Mr. Hollowell asked how they arrived at 10,000 tickets for DPS. Mr. Field replied that it was more than last year and if they should require more tickets, they would be happy to donate more. Mr. Hollowell informed that he had spoken to some folks at DPS and they had identified some Title I money to cover the transportation, so that shouldn’t be an issue or barrier. Mr. Crain asked if there was any outreach to non-DPS schools or charter schools in the city. Mr. Field replied that they have struggled to find a comprehensive list of those schools. There has been outreach on a case-by-case basis. Mr. Crain suggested that they talk to Central Michigan and Grand Valley. They are the two remaining authorizers for charters in Detroit. Mr. Field thanked Mr. Crain for that suggestion. Mr. Ogden questioned if DPS used all of their tickets last year. Mr. Field stated that what he can share is that 74% of the 50,000 tickets last year were used. It is higher than the league average for baseball, especially keeping in mind that last year we had snowouts, rainouts and cancellations in April. He does not have a specific number for DPS. Mr. Ogden asked why they decided to increase the amount this year for DPS. Mr. Field said that the thought was, with some of the bus transportation funding issues resolved, that the utilization would be very high. Mr. Hollowell stated that he had just gone to the website and read the language and it is much broader than what the agreement says. The 10,000 tickets for DPS for 2019 would be 20 percent of the allotted amount. The feeling is that the DDA wants to work with the Tigers organization to be the best league around. Mr. Hollowell informed that he did some research and Baltimore supposedly has the best program around. Their Kids Cheer Free Program is unbelievable. The second best in the league is the Pittsburgh Pirates Community Tickets Program. What they do is so outstanding. We have a template to work from here and don’t need to reinvent the wheel. Mr. Hollowell informed that he had spoken to Assistant Chief White who really runs the Department and he was saying that one of things that is so important for us in the City summer jobs program for kids is what constructive thing can we give kids to do during the summers. This is one of things that could really be great, exposing them to the sport, giving them opportunities that maybe they wouldn’t have. He’s got Commander Beddison who in change of Community Policing. So, in addition to PAL, he is another person you could contact to make sure that we are doing the best that we can.
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